[Silver Sea. Merchant ship The White Whale. 13th day of the 2nd month. Year 20,125 of the 5th age. 11:30 PM]
*Rumble Rumble*
The storm was fierce.
The rain was coming down hard, thunder rumbled and flashed in the sky as the waves rose furiously. But the White Whale with its sails folded stood unchanged. The ship's crew was experienced, having sailed the ocean for many years and faced many storms worse than this one.
One part of the crew was resting while the other was in charge of maintaining the ship until it was time to change shifts.
Captain Walter Korbey wasn't at the helm at the time, he was resting in his cabin. However, just as he was about to fall asleep a sudden thought disturbed him, causing him to immediately get out of bed and put on his clothes.
